Method and system for document image layout deconstruction and redisplay

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EP 1 343 095 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	19.01.2005 Bulletin 2005/03

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	10.09.2003 Bulletin 2003/37

(21)	Application number: 03004558.7

(22)	Date of filing: 28.02.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 17/21

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO

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Priority:

01.03.2002 US 360171 P
27.08.2002 US 64892

(71)	Applicant: Xerox Corporation
	Rochester, New York 14644 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Janssen, William C. Jr. Mountain View, CA 94043 (US) Baird, Henry S. San Carlos, CA 94070 (US) Breuel, Thomas M. Brisbane, CA 94005 (US) Popat, Ashok C. San Carlos, CA 94070 (US) Bloomberg, Dan S. Palo Alto, CA 94306 (US)

(74)	Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät
	Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)

(54)	Method and system for document image layout deconstruction and redisplay

(57) The invention converts a document originating in a page-image format into a form suitable for an arbitrarily sized display, by reformatting or "re-flowing" of the document to fit an arbitrarily sized display device.

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